Project Facilitators

Cowra Voices Project Director: Jacqueline Schultze is an arts administrator, with extensive experience in exhibition, volunteer and facility management. She was previously the Director of the Cowra Regional Art Gallery. She is a member of Nikkei Australia.

Audio storyteller, editor, photographer, video artist: Mayu Kanamori is an artist, arts producer, and performance maker, utilising video, photography, sound recordings and writings. She is the photographer for Cowra Voices and will also be involved in researching, interviewing, editing, documenting (visual), and overseeing the making of the audio stories for Cowra Voices. She will also run workshops about Australia Japan history and the Nikkei diaspora in Australia for Tokai University design students in Cowra (February, 2018).

Audio storyteller, editor: Masako Fukui is a writer, radio producer and audio storyteller. She is a member of Nikkei Australia. She will be involved in researching, interviewing, editing, and overseeing the audio stories for Cowra Voices.

App Developer and Graphic Designer: Chie Muraoka is a graphic designer and web developer. She has worked with the Cowra community on a number of projects. She is a member of Nikkei Australia. She will run workshops for Tokai University design students in Cowra (February, 2018), and be responsible for all technical aspects of the Cowra Voices app.

Consultant: Irene Ridgeway is an Aboriginal artist from the nation of the Awabikal people of Newcastle, NSW. She is an artist, teacher, gallery owner, workshop facilitator.